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The Hindu crossword 2537

Across

1 Dish cut into pieces, the old American recalled (4,4)

5 Large rug packed initially into battered crate (6)

10 Water creature scoundrel beheaded (5)

11 Game - card game with daughter leading diamonds (5,4)

12 Reportedly catch a contagious disease (7)

13 Clergyman sacrificing second one in church (7)

14 Scan draft star prepared for a movement inspired by Ruskin (4,3,6)

18 Where Monopoly players have had to start ever since its creation? (4,3,4,2)

20 Admires astonishing weapon (7)

22 Nobleman pinning one on trailblazer(7)

24 Girl fronting group getting ribbon for hair (5,4)

25 Prime piece of fillet steak for dowdy woman (5)

26 Time for morning coffee in the Spanish square? (6)

27 Witty remark about eastern passenger ship (3-5)

Down

1 Select sweet with no centre (6)

2 One may be this, on and after a wayzgoose! (3,3,1,4,4)

3 Frenchman's material (5)

4 Prom in Naples crumbling, notice, close to landingstage (9)

6 A novel type of mullein (6,3)

7 Critical part of flight, up front, in one to Russia's capital, possibly (5,2,2,6)

8 Kojak to be promoted? That's conjecture (8)

9 Quickly read through second Kipling novel (4)

15 A private conversation first of all between two Parisian heads (4-1-4)

16 Left flat with one before noon and called round (7,2)

17 In the wings, adjust to gaffes (8)

19 Right in favour of exercises before runs (6)

21 Despicable fellow injecting drug (4)

23 Waste matter spoilt a lake (5)

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